Nationwide inquiry aims to standardize gasoline prices
The Item reports an Associated Press note that the Rule Association executive plans a nationwide investigation led by Louis B. Sweare of Boston to standardize gasoline prices. The piece cites Mobile and southern cities where local dealers charge 1 to 4 cents more per gallon, with disputes over local remedy and shipping costs.
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Associated
Erle
Ing
Rule Associa- America
Louis B. Sweare
Boston
United States
Mobile
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Orleans
Mingham
Ala
Nta
Isippi Gulf
Mary
Mo Hiie
Heaur
Woman Refuses Operation in Louisville Testimony
Louisville residents recounts fear of surgery and credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health. Mrs. J. M. Rescue of West Broadway describes better sleep, energy for chores, and walks after treatment. The ad invites letters to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential responses.
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Louisville
Lydia E.ain
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia &. Pinkham
J. M. Rescu
Lynn, Fass
Gasoline Prices Higher in Mobile Than Other Cities
The article notes Mobile pays higher gasoline prices than Detroit and other Southern cities. It explains list prices and possible discounts for steady supply, with garages getting larger cuts, and cites transportation costs as a factor. Authorities lack power to force cuts while the Automobile Association of America pursues rate standardization.
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Mobile
Detroit
South
Automobile Association of America
Strike at Pawtucket plant to be called tomorrow
A strike by 850 machinists at Potter & Johnson Company in Pawtucket Rhode Island will be called tomorrow. Union officials say the walkout follows votes for higher wages and shorter hours but no immediate action will be taken on the demands. Work will be suspended temporarily as the plant makes machinery for shell manufacture.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Potter & Johnson Company
Potter
Murray Fined in Prohibition Liquor Case After Appeal
Murray arrested July 28 for violating prohibition law by selling beer and whiskey to a group at his premises. Judge Henry Chamberlain fined him 250 dollars or ninety days, with bond set at 200 dollars on appeal. Ruby Harrison, part of the party, testified she drank but was charged with vagrancy after court.
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Brooks Murray
Petty
Henry Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Muray
Ruby Harrison
Deaths and Funerals in local church and cemeteries
Burials include Mrs. Annie Bauer Kane laid to rest in Magnolia cemetery after service at St. John's Episcopal church. Charl W. Gelbke funeral held at home and Cathedral with a Moose delegation present, burial in Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Annie E. Lovering funeral at St Francis Street Methodist with interment in Magnolia cemetery. Pallbearers listed for each service.
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A. B. Kane
Annie Bauer Kane
Magnolia Cemetery
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Gardiner Co. Tucker
C. W. Gelbke
Charl W. Gelbke
Eslava Street
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Father Cassidy
Loyal
Order of Moose L. Germen-Retiet Association
Charles Ramm
J. . Ross
Joseph Warren
Howard Peters
Clarence Lanham
Marshall Rayford
A. E. Lovering
O. C. McGehee
St. Francis Street Methodist Church
Annie E. Louvering
Dauphin Street
Forlowg
Ollie Stark
George W. Threefoot
B. O. Fowlkes
William Kil
Jaca Neville
George Waru
Death of Mrs Ellen Muldon Marston Mobile widow
News from Milwaukee Wis reports the death of Mrs Ellen Muldon Marston widow of Charles A Marston once a Mobile resident. She is survived by a sister and niece in California a nephew James Muldon a Pensacola Fla businessman and other relatives. The body will be brought to Mobile for burial Friday.
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Ellen Muldon Marston
Mobile
Milwaukee
Wis
Ellen Muldon
Charles A. Marston
Nice
California
James Muldon
Pensacola
Fla
Woman Claims Liquor Seized From Connors Warrants Prohibition Charge
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Petty swore out a warrant in the inferior criminal court Wednesday charging C. C. Connors with violating the prohibition law. Geneva Sheppard testified the liquor seized Tuesday afternoon at her place belonged to Connors. In a separate matter, the law and equity court saw the First National Bank sue Thomas Barry of the steamer Peerless for all sums due on promissory.
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Inferior Criminal Court
Daniel Petty
C. C. Connors
Geneva Sheppard
Connors
Law and Equity
First National Bank
Thomas Barry
Peerless
Sailing and shipping moves in Gulf coast trade hub
De La Miyar voyager to Havana to study Cuba lumber boom. Dora Allison to ship two cargoes to Havana from Pensacola. Feore reports South American trade for his fleet with Brazil and Argentina and missing Dominigos Joaquin de Silva. Liner and steamer movements include Alma Tass and Tasmanian, Orubian, Kylemhor, Beale, Alm, and James W. Paul Jr. cargo plans and crews, inspections by U S inspectors, and a brief note on Dryks and North Atlantic obstructions.
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James J. Feore
Mobile
New York
Brazil
Argentina
Feore
Dominigos Joaquin de Silva
Alma
H. L. Bean
United
Key
Pascagoula
Miss
H. H. Colle
Rosalia
Soie Achorn
Vinegar Bend Lumber Company
George C. Southard
Randall
Mary G. Dantzler
Mallory
B. F. DuBois
H. H. Runkle
Mme. T. Hillman
F. Doolittle
R. W. Whitehead
Jamesl. Rick
John E. Travers
Jh. Travers
W. R. Bird
Jennie L. Seymour
G. A. Berry
A. F. Schultz
Tasmanic
Galveston
Gothernburg
Sweden
Orubian
Leyland Line
Mobile Liners, Inc
Liverpool
Eng
Kylemhor
Alm
Southern and Caribbean Steamship Company
James W. Paul, Jr
Henry Piaggio
Gulfport
Rio de Janeiro
Paul
Ollinger-Bruce
North Atlantic
Hl. Cid
Delahanty
O'Toole
Witness Coercion Warning Issued in Open Court
Recorder Edington warned all concerned that any attempt to coerce witnesses in cases set for trial before his court would be punished. He cited reports that threats were made against Albert Fauntroy connected to Dave Abrams case at 309 Knox Street and pledged contempt penalties and possible jail.
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Edington
Albert Fauntroy
Dave Abrams
Knox Street
Jagiwaani
Aington
Russian Aviators Drop Bombs on Constantinople
Telegraphing from Petrograd the Morning Post reports Russian aviators dropped bombs over Constantinople damaging several harbor works. The attack adds to wartime pressure on the city as military actions in the region intensify.
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Constantinople
London
Petrograd
Morning Post
Troy school plan yields instant efficiency in rebuild
Dr. William Chandler Smith details Gary plan results after a fire at a Troy grammar school. Central building now serves 1,400 day students with room to expand to 1,800 2,000 under Wirt dual system. Auditiorium shops and gymnasium run all day. per capita costs cut nearly in half. more pupils passed Regents exams than before.
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N. Y
Troy
William Chandler Smith
Eldred
Smith
Dr. Smith
Harbor Master Reports July Port Tonnage Record
Harbormaster Thos P Norville to city commission notes July port traffic with 60 ships vs 64 in June and total tonnage of 77 018 surpassing June 66 461 and marking the largest tonnage since July 1914. Ships included 32 steamers foreign bound 12 coastwise 6 square rigged and 10 schooners.
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Thos. P. Norville
City Commission
Woman Sentenced for Skirt Theft in Local Court
Louis Bennett stole a skirt valued at 7.75 from Annie Dixon and received fifteen days in jail from Judge Hen Chamberlain in the inferior criminal court. The charge was petit larceny.
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Louis Bennett
Annie Dixon
Hen Chamberlain
Inferior Criminal Court
Gus Anderson
Wilson Davis
Frank Posey
Estelle Beck
Mary Coleman
Seizure of the Dacia Confirmed by Prize Court
A Paris prize court confirmed the seizure of the American cotton ship Dacia, formerly of the Hamburg American line. Reflagged as American with cotton and bound for Germany, she was seized February 27 by a French cruiser and taken to Brest. An inquiry on March 23 upheld the seizure.
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Paris
Germany
Andaken
Brest
Liquor Found in Oyster Stand Sparks Prohibition Question
A half pint of whiskey found in the Gem Oyster Stand at St Francis and Commerce streets triggers a probe by Assistant Solicitor Jack Courtney. Deputy Sheriff August Oberhaus asks if it violates the law as raiders raid the Rabby brothers' stand. Detected liquor is under review for legal action.
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Jack Courtney
August Oberhaus
Holcombe
St. Francis and
Commerce Streets
C. O
J. O. Rabby
Oberhaus
Schroeder
Harris
Mount Vernon Woman Jailed Under Prohibition Law
Geneva Sheppard, of Mount Vernon Alabama, was jailed by Deputy Sheriff Daniel Petty for violating the prohibition law. A raid on her Mount Vernon store found five dozen bottles of beer on ice and five dozen not cooled, plus four gallons of whiskey. Liquor seized and brought to Mobile as evidence. Citizens had complained.
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Geneva
Sheppard
Daniel Petty
Holcombe
Mount Vernon
Ala
Mobile
Weather and river forecasts for shipper routes
The forecast warns protect shipments up to 94 degrees for 36 hours north east and west. Tombigbee river and Alabama tributaries show little change over the next two days. Yesterday brought generally sunny skies in gulf states with highs near 96 in New Orleans and Montgomery. A high barometer region extends from the Dakotas to the west gulf, with recent rain and wind in northern stations. Albert Aschenberger local forecaster.
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Tombigbee River
Alabama
Gulf States
New Orleans
Montgomery
Ala
New York City
Raleigh
N. C
Dakotas
West Gulf
Albert Ashenberger
Local News Notes From Oakdale and Vicinity
Mrs. George Dobson departed Tuesday to visit relatives in Chicago and Indiana and stop in St Louis. Mrs. George Walker spent a pleasant day Monday with her mother Mrs. Goodman and others. Mrs. Bella Arbo and Miss Kate Vuyoich are visiting Mrs. J. W. Jackson. Mrs. Frank Taylor plans to visit Mrs. Charles King. The Aid of the O edies Methodist church met with Charlie Davis on Baltimore Street and served ice. Annie Belle Durden and Belle Brewton with Talbert Jones enjoyed an evening with Mrs. White and Mrs. Cherie Rose and family.
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Oakdale
Ala
George Dobson
Eac Ape
Chicago
Indiana
Yeea
Charles King
I Aid
O Edies
Poe Charlie Davis
Baltimore Street
Nnie Belle Durden
Ahi Belle Brewton
Talbert Jones
White
Cheriie Rose
Tax talk and county raises in projected budget
The report notes County 7 raising funds for a Monday meeting with the Board of Revenue and Commissioners. Jones cites a total of 1,600 raises countywide. Citizens are urged to handle personal finances discreetly while preparing to contribute.
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Stewart Babies
Board of Revenue and Commissioners
Jones
Divorced Wife Seeks Remarriage in Alabama Case
Nellie Grove filed for divorce from A. A. Grove in chancery court on Tuesday. She says he abandoned her shortly after their February 26 1912 marriage and refused to live with her though she was willing, asking the right to remarry.
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Nellie Grove
Chancery Court
A. A. Grove
Mobile man wins bid for old cutter Winona
W. M. president of Gulf City Boiler Works Mobile appears top bidder for the retired revenue cutter Winona in a high stake sale by the treasury. Evans led other offers with 12697 dollars but has not received official notification. he says the bid was personal and may be used if successful.
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Evans
Mrely
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Winona
U. S
Nor
Carolina
de Perez
M. A. Achorn
Seresae
Eteme Christiane
Rusa
Ee Sarkness
Buland
Hildegard
Soeb
Fort Morgan
Olinger & Bruce Docks
Ollinger & Bruce Docks
Eye Docks
BARKS
Plier
Turner Terminals
M. A & Ships
Hieronymus Docks
Barkentines
Hieronymus Docker
Londout
New Brunswick
West Indies
United Kingdon
United Kingdom
Ponce
Porto Rico
Huron
Mallory Steamship Company
Corinto
Porto Cortez
United Fruit Ony
Storfong
Munson Steamship Company
C. D. Pickels
Nipe Bay
Cuba
Albert D. Mills
Puerto Padre
Glenesk
Havre
France
Kylemoor
Joseph P. Cooper
Cadiz
Spain
Ines
Span
Huelva
van Heynigen Brokerage Co
Lizzie E. Dennison
Progreso
Mexico
Rientine Stranger
Whitney Bodden Co
Evadne
Manati
Dora Allison
San Marcos
Mallory Steamship Co
Weasel
Murray
Marine News
Violet Heming
Selwyn and Company
Iss
F. L. Tapia
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Ette
W. M. Adams
Clanton
Asi
E. G. Johnson
St. Louia
Cawthon
J. T. Searcy
Columbus
M. Nix
Hiram, Ga
H. H. Hollingsworth
Madison
A. T. Heath
Atlanta
Rien
Enberg
B. F. Allen
Macon
Talbert Stephens
Jackson
BEEF
LaMoltke
Savannah
St. Andréw
O. P. ‘Smith
Agim
W. B.awundy
Puttbost
J. P. Israel
New la
H. L. Tibey
Meridian
G. T. Douglas
Bayern Bingeni
Seonack Yerson
Birmingham
Josepallagher
Fla. Windsor
C. J. Colp
Houston
Texas
H. R. Hires
Leakesville
A. B. Chaney
Lavaca
C. N. Blumenfelds
Auburn
Addie B. Rhodes
Bay Minette
Frank O. Pearson
Parson
North Jackson Street
Mobile Man
W. M. Evans
Jacobson
Palm Beach
Atterbury
Jacobson’s
Sport
Acorson
Monteagle
Tenn
Tate, Springs
Bristol
Asheville
City Ticket Office
South Royal Street
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